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Account for the following: Oxygen shows catenation behaviour less than sulphur. |
| Answer» Solution :Oxygen shows catenation BEHAVIOUR less than sulphur because oxygen being a smaller atom, forms strong `p pi- p pi`bond with another oxygen atom to form `O_2` molecule. `p pi - p pi` bonding is not strong in the case of sulphur, because it is a bigger atom. Sulphur, THEREFORE, completes its octet by catenation i.e., by FORMING a chain of `-S-S-S-` | |